House and Garden 
SCREEN IN THE PALAZZO DELLA SIGNORIA, SIENA. XIV CENTURY 
elegant in form and pure in line. But far superior 
are the lanterns executed by or attributed to 
Caparra. 
The lamps of Niccolo Grosso are distinguished 
by their pronounced architectural and classic forms, 
all representing little hexagonal temples, surmounted 
by a crown of pointed spikes and based upon sculp¬ 
tured brackets. Look at the lantern of the Palazzo 
Riccardi. From the bracket rises a pilaster with 
base and capital perfect in all its details; from the 
capital spring and spread six leaves on which 
rests a little Gothic temple. Observe attentively 
the balustrade of quatrefoil partitions, the graceful 
columns, the Romanesque capitals with their 
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